Irete Lazo: El Taiger's sign in Ifá had a warning to avoid his death.

The violent death of reggaeton artist José Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar (El Taiger) shocked Cubans a few days ago. To understand this absurd tragedy, many people are looking for answers in aspects of his private life, his social behavior in Miami, and his religious beliefs.

El Taiger's followers have referenced the mystical charge of some of his songs. There are those who claim that he predicted his own death in the lyrics and music video of "El Sano."

However, in El Taiger's beliefs, there are other issues that are even more unsettling and open the complex debate of religious syncretism in Cuba.

El Taiger believed in God and was the son of Babalú Ayé (San Lázaro).

In an interview he gave a few months ago to the YouTube channel Lo de nosotros no tiene nombre, El Taiger confessed that he believed in God and proudly acknowledged being a son of San Lázaro, Babalú Ayé in the Yoruba religion.

"I am very devout in God, but if you ask me for the details of my Yoruba religion, I can give them to you. I am a child of San Lázaro, my sign is Irete Lazo. I have walked this world enough to not place my faith in God, but I believe in Him because I have seen the Devil, or rather, I have seen people," he said, ending his comment with a touch of humor: "Put that in a podcast."

What does the sign Irete Lazo (Irete Iroso) mean?

In that interview, El Taiger revealed a very important detail; he said his oddun in the Ifá divination system: Irete Lazo.

This sign, among other aspects, warns the bearer about the importance of staying alert because danger lurks, and they should have their enemies well figured out.

After the news of El Taiger's death, the Cuban babalawo Alain Ifa Tola Oye Emi, residing in the United States, requested that the Ifá priests close to the deceased musician study all the information about the sign Irete Lazo.

Alain believes that if the pertinent rituals are performed, those responsible for this painful murder case will come to light and justice will be served.

"There is a path in that sign called 'The Trap for Orunmila' and it is practically describing what happened to El Taiger. (...) They were watching him because they were envious. (...) El Taiger always knew who his enemies were," said the priest.

The Pataky that Alain refers to narrates how the traitors knew all of Orunmila's customs and dug a tunnel under his house to kill him with fire.

This story is linked to the homicide case of El Taiger because there are indications that there was fuel at the location where his body was found, and the people present at the time of his death were close to the artist.

On social media, those who have been following this case closely believe that La Tranka de Cuba may have fallen victim to a trap, carefully set in advance to end his life.

"There were not one or two, at least there were four people. Listen, this is Ifá, I am giving you the light," the babalawo warned and called for unity among the priests so that, with their rites and ancestral beliefs, they facilitate justice in the case of the death of El Taiger.

The pataky of the "Trap to Orunmila"

Orunmila (Orula) lived in a wooden house and had many enemies. These, realizing that he knew everything because he was a great diviner, decided to set fire to his ilé (house of prayer).

From the entrance of the house, they dug an underground tunnel to Orunmila's room, without him noticing. Through a crack in the floor, they observed where he sat every day to consult the oracle.

Under that room, they placed four strong beams to prevent the floor from collapsing, filled the space with firewood, trash, fabrics, and set it on fire.

Osun was positioned to the right of Orunmila and began to move because of the heat. Upon noticing this movement, Orunmila turned Osun towards him and he revealed that there was a trap with fire.

Orunmila said some prayers and used some cubes of holy water to extinguish the fire. Afterwards, he picked up a stick in his hands and with all his strength, struck the ground.

The smoke began to rise, and when the fog dissipated, the enemies of Orummila appeared. When they realized they had been discovered, they surrendered, willing to let him decide their fate.

Orunmila, instead of punishing them, asked them to learn Ifá so that they could attain the knowledge he possessed and stop feeling envy. From that moment on, Orunmila understood that Osun was a saint whose mission was to warn him and protect him from any danger. (Taken from the Osha e Ifá website)